CN109708404B - Kettle device and refrigerator - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a kettle device, comprising: the water storage kettle comprises a kettle body, a water storage tank and a water storage tank, wherein the kettle body is limited with a water storage space and is provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite along the longitudinal direction of the kettle body; the water inlet is arranged at the bottom of the kettle body; the water outlet is arranged at the top of the kettle body, and the water outlet and the water inlet are both arranged at the first end of the kettle body; the water storage space is also internally provided with a water guide pipe communicated with the water inlet and a water diversion rib positioned at the second end of the kettle body, the water diversion rib comprises a rising guide part and a mixed flow part, and water flowing out of the water guide pipe enters the mixed flow part along the rising guide part under the action of water flow pressure so as to be further pushed to flow out of the water outlet. The kettle device and the refrigerator provided by the invention have better user experience.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a kettle device and a refrigerator.
Background
With the continuous development of science and technology, the living standard of people is continuously improved, and in order to meet the requirements of people on higher living quality, the functions of household appliances are also continuously increased, such as an ice maker and the like are added on a refrigerator. The ice maker of the refrigerator comprises an ice making device and a kettle device, wherein ice cubes are prepared by the ice making device and then stored in a barrel-shaped container so as to be convenient for people to take. Meanwhile, in order to facilitate use, a water diversion device connected with the kettle device can be arranged, so that ice water can be conveniently and directly drunk.
In the prior art, the water flow is turbulent after the water is injected into the kettle, so that ice water in the volume of the kettle cannot be taken out as required, and a user cannot take enough ice water.
In view of the above problems, further improvements are needed in the art.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a kettle device and a refrigerator, which enable the kettle device and the refrigerator to have better user experience in use.
In order to achieve one of the above objects, the present invention provides a water jug apparatus comprising: the water storage kettle comprises a kettle body, a water storage tank and a water storage tank, wherein the kettle body is limited with a water storage space and is provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite along the longitudinal direction of the kettle body; the water inlet is arranged at the bottom of the kettle body; the water outlet is arranged at the top of the kettle body, and the water outlet and the water inlet are both arranged at the first end of the kettle body; the water storage space is also internally provided with a water guide pipe communicated with the water inlet and a water diversion rib positioned at the second end of the kettle body, the water diversion rib comprises a rising guide part and a mixed flow part, and water flowing out of the water guide pipe enters the mixed flow part along the rising guide part under the action of water flow pressure so as to be further pushed to flow out of the water outlet.
As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the drainage direction of the water inlet is parallel to the drainage direction of the water outlet.
As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the water inlet is concavely arranged relative to the water outlet and relative to the kettle body.
As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the ascending guide portion is configured as a first circular arc portion, and the mixed flow portion is configured as a second circular arc portion which is connected end to end with the first circular arc portion and is recessed with respect to the first circular arc portion.
As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the kettle body includes a first portion and a second portion, one of the first portion and the second portion is provided with an insertion block, and the other of the first portion and the second portion is provided with a slot, and the insertion block is inserted into the slot to connect the first portion and the second portion.
As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the first portion is provided with an insert block, the second portion is provided with a slot, the outer side surface and the inner side surface of the insert block are arranged at an angle, and the shape of the slot is matched with that of the insert block.
As a further improvement of the embodiment of the present invention, the outer side surface of the insert block is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the kettle body, and the inner side surface of the insert block forms an acute angle of 5 to 35 degrees with the longitudinal direction of the kettle body.
As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, two hooks are arranged at intervals on the outer side of the kettle body, a base is arranged on the bottom side of the kettle body, and the longitudinal direction of the kettle body forms an angle with the horizontal direction under the support of the base and the two hooks.
As a further improvement of the embodiment of the invention, the diversion rib extends out from the second end of the kettle body to the water storage space, and the tail end of the water guide pipe and the tail end of the diversion rib are arranged at intervals.
The invention also relates to a refrigerator, comprising a main body; a dispenser configured to supply water to an outside of the body; a water supply flow path connected to a water supply source and configured to connect the dispenser to the water supply source, the refrigerator further comprising a water jug device according to any one of the preceding embodiments, the water jug having a water inlet in communication with the water supply flow path and a water outlet in communication with the dispenser.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: according to the technical scheme provided by the invention, the water diversion ribs are arranged in the water storage space of the kettle device, the mixed flow channel is formed between the water inlet and the water outlet, water entering the kettle and water stored in the kettle can be sufficiently mixed, so that a user can take ice water in the volume of the kettle, and the user experience is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a kettle device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pitcher device of FIG. 1 from another perspective;
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the kettle device of FIG. 1;
fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line a-a of fig. 3.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments shown in the drawings. These embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention, and structural, methodological, or functional changes made by those skilled in the art according to these embodiments are included in the scope of the present invention.
The invention provides a refrigerator, which comprises a main body, namely a refrigerator body (not shown) and a door body (not shown) for opening or closing the refrigerator body, wherein the refrigerator body defines storage compartments, and the number and the structural form of the storage compartments can be configured according to different requirements. The storage compartment typically includes a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment.
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the refrigerator further includes a water bottle device 100, and the water bottle device 100 is disposed on the refrigerator body or the door body. The kettle device 100 comprises a kettle body 10, the kettle body 10 defines a water storage space 20, and the kettle body 10 has a first end 11 and a second end 12 opposite to each other along a longitudinal direction thereof. The bottom of kettle body 10 sets up water inlet 21, and the top of kettle body 10 sets up delivery port 22, and wherein, delivery port 22 and water inlet 21 all set up in the first end 11 of kettle body 10. In addition, the water storage space 20 is further provided with a water guide pipe 30 communicated with the water inlet 21 and a water guide rib 40 positioned at the second end 12 of the kettle body 10, the water guide rib 40 comprises a rising guide part 41 and a mixed flow part 42, water flowing out of the water guide pipe 30 enters the mixed flow part 42 along the rising guide part 41 under the action of water flow pressure, and then the pushed water flows out of the water outlet 22. Through setting up diversion muscle 40, the guide rivers intensive mixing makes the kettle temperature zone form in the kettle in the shortest time, and the water that flows from the delivery port is through the intensive mixing to the user can get sufficient frozen water.
In this embodiment, the drainage direction of water inlet 21 and the drainage direction parallel arrangement of delivery port 22, based on the direction of rivers, from intaking to going out water and need passing through 180 degrees turn to for thereby intaking and go out water through sufficient distance can more abundant mixture. In addition, the water inlet 21 is recessed in the kettle body 10 relative to the water outlet 22, that is, the water inlet 21 is closer to the second end 12 of the kettle body 10, so as to promote the heat exchange faster after the water is introduced. Of course, the position of the water inlet 21 and the position of the water outlet 22 may be substantially equal to each other, and the length of the water guide pipe 30 may be increased. In addition, the water inlet 21 and/or the water outlet 22 can be connected with an elbow so as to facilitate the adjustment when the direction of the water path is different from the flow direction of the water inlet and/or the water outlet.
With continued reference to fig. 1 and 3, the kettle body 10 includes a first portion 101 and a second portion 102, each of the first portion 101 and the second portion 102 is provided with an insertion block 103, one of the first portion 101 and the second portion 102 is provided with a slot 104, and the insertion block 103 is inserted into the slot 104 to connect the first portion 101 and the second portion 102. Hereby a detachable connection between the first part 101 and the second part 102 is achieved and the manufacturing of the kettle is facilitated, e.g. by one-shot moulding with a mould. In the embodiment, preferably, the first part 101 is provided with an insertion block 103, the second part 102 is provided with a slot 104, the outer side surface and the inner side surface of the insertion block 103 are arranged at an angle, and the shape of the slot 104 is matched with that of the insertion block 103. Wherein the outer side surface may be parallel to the longitudinal direction of the body 10, the inner side surface may be inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the body 10 by an angle of about 5 to 30 degrees, the inclined inner side surface may serve as a guide for the insertion of the first part 101 and the second part 102, and a sealing member may be further provided between the inclined inner side surface and the second part 102 to enhance the sealing performance of the kettle device.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, two hooks 50 are spaced at an outer side of the kettle body 10, a base 60 is disposed at a bottom side of the kettle body 10, and a longitudinal direction of the kettle body 10 is at an angle to a horizontal direction under support of the base 60 and the two hooks 50. The inclination angle of the kettle body 10 is approximately less than or equal to 5 degrees, and the water inlet 21 and the water outlet 22 are both arranged at the end which is close to the horizontal direction, so as to avoid excessive bubbles in the kettle.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the diversion rib 40 extends from the second end 12 of the kettle body 10 to the water storage space 20, the end of the water conduit 30 and the end of the diversion rib 40 are arranged at intervals, that is, the end of the water conduit 30 and the end of the diversion rib 40 have a preset gap, and the length of the water conduit 30 needs to be greater than half of the distance between the water inlet 21 and the diversion rib 40, so as to ensure that more water flow can rise under the action of the ascending guide portion 41. Water is directly sent to the middle and bottom of the kettle through the water inlet 21 and the water guide pipe 30, and is directly sent to the bottom water mixing structure to move around the rising guide part 41 of the water diversion rib 40 through water pressure, as shown in the arrow direction in fig. 4, the water and the water nearby are fully mixed in the moving process until the highest point of the rising guide part 41, and then the water and the water are fully mixed in the mixed flow part 42, the mixed water flow forms a temperature zone nearby the mixed flow part 42 and integrally pushes the water in the kettle to go out from the water outlet 22, namely, the finally mixed water integrally forms a laminar flow and pushes the cold water of the kettle to flow out from the water outlet 22.
In the preferred embodiment, the ascending guide portion 41 is configured as a first arc portion, the mixed flow portion 42 is configured as a second arc portion, the second arc portion is connected end to end with the first arc portion and is recessed relative to the first arc portion, and the middle between the second arc portion and the first arc portion is configured as a hollow shape, which does not affect the water storage capacity of the water bottle. The first arc portion may be symmetrically disposed with respect to a plane passing through both the center line of the water inlet 21 and the center line of the water outlet 22, so as to facilitate reliable drainage. Of course, the ascending guide 41 may be formed as a slope, a curved surface, or the like. Similarly, the flow mixing portion 42 may be any concave surface, such as an inclined surface, a curved surface, etc. In addition, the height of the water guiding rib 40 along the longitudinal direction of the kettle body 10 is substantially equal to the dimension of the first part 101 of the kettle body 10 along the longitudinal direction, and the water guiding pipe 30 faces the space between the water guiding rib 40 and the bottom of the kettle body 10. That is, the position of the diversion rib 40 corresponding to the space at the bottom of the kettle body 10 corresponds to the position of the water inlet 21, and the position of the diversion rib 40 corresponding to the space at the top of the kettle body 10 corresponds to the position of the water outlet 22.
Through the setting, form mixed flow passageway between water inlet 21 and delivery port 22, the hydroenergy that has had in the water and the kettle that get into the kettle is enough intensive mixing, lets the user can get the volumetric frozen water of kettle, promotes user experience.
The invention also provides a refrigerator, which comprises a main body; a dispenser configured to supply water to an outside of the body; and a water supply flow path connected to a water supply source and configured to connect the dispenser to the water supply source, the refrigerator further comprising the aforementioned water jug device, a water inlet of the water jug device being in communication with the water supply flow path, and a water outlet of the water jug device being in communication with the dispenser.
It should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment contains only a single technical solution, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should make the description as a whole, and the technical solutions in the embodiments can also be combined appropriately to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.
The above-listed detailed description is only a specific description of a possible embodiment of the present invention, and they are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and equivalent embodiments or modifications made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.
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1. A kettle device, comprising:
the water storage kettle comprises a kettle body, a water storage tank and a water storage tank, wherein the kettle body is limited with a water storage space and is provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite along the longitudinal direction of the kettle body;
the water inlet is arranged at the bottom of the kettle body;
the water outlet is arranged at the top of the kettle body, and the water outlet and the water inlet are both arranged at the first end of the kettle body;
the water storage space is also internally provided with a water guide pipe communicated with the water inlet and a water diversion rib positioned at the second end of the kettle body, the water diversion rib comprises an ascending guide part and a mixed flow part, water flowing out of the water guide pipe enters the mixed flow part along the ascending guide part under the action of water flow pressure and then is pushed to flow out of the water outlet, and the mixed flow part is a concave surface.
2. The kettle device of claim 1, wherein the flow direction of the water inlet is parallel to the flow direction of the water outlet.
3. The kettle device of claim 1, wherein the water inlet is recessed relative to the water outlet relative to the kettle body.
4. The kettle device according to claim 1, wherein the ascending guide portion is configured as a first circular arc portion, and the mixed flow portion is configured as a second circular arc portion, the second circular arc portion being connected end to end with and recessed with respect to the first circular arc portion.
5. The kettle device of claim 1, wherein the kettle body comprises a first portion and a second portion having a water inlet and a water outlet, one of the first portion and the second portion having an insert therein, the other of the first portion and the second portion having a socket therein, the insert being inserted into the socket to connect the first portion and the second portion.
6. A kettle device according to claim 5, wherein the first part is provided with an insert and the second part is provided with a slot, the outer and inner side surfaces of the insert being angled, the slot being shaped to match the insert.
7. The kettle device according to claim 6, wherein an outer side surface of the insert block is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the kettle body, and an inner side surface of the insert block forms an acute angle of 5 to 35 degrees with the longitudinal direction of the kettle body.
8. The kettle device as claimed in claim 1, wherein two hooks are spaced apart from the outer side of the kettle body, a base is provided on the bottom side of the kettle body, and the kettle body is supported by the base and the two hooks, and the longitudinal direction of the kettle body is at an angle to the horizontal direction.
9. The kettle device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water guiding rib extends from the second end of the kettle body to the water storage space, and the end of the water guiding pipe is spaced from the end of the water guiding rib.
10. A refrigerator includes a main body; a dispenser configured to supply water to an outside of the body; a water supply flow path connected to a water supply source and configured to connect the dispenser to the water supply source, characterized in that the refrigerator further comprises the water jug device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the water inlet of the water jug being in communication with the water supply flow path and the water outlet of the water jug being in communication with the dispenser.
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